Copy-holder.



E. E. PETTIBUNE & R. A. LENZ.

COPY HOLDER.

APPucATloN FILED 111111.29. 191s.

1.293,905. Patented 11611.11, 1919.

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E. E. PETTIBQNE L R. LENZ. COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED A111129, 191s.

1,293,905. Patented 11611.11, 1919.

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NTTED STATES PATENT, @TTTQEQ EDWIN E. PETTIBONE AND ROSE A. LENZ, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

COPY-HOLDER.

Application iiled April 29, 1918. Serial No. 231,341.

To all whom t may concern: Y A

Be it known that we, EDWIN E. PETTIBONE and Ross A. LENz, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio,rhave .jointly invented a new and useful Improvement in Copy-Holders, of which the following is a speciiication, the principle of the'invention being herein explained and the best mode in which we have contemplated applying that principle, so as to. distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention relates to devices for positioning and holding bunches of looselybound copy and the like. Provision is made for holding both the sheets to be copied and the copied sheets and for so holding the same that there is no danger of injuring or tearing the sheets. Another object is the provision of a guide plate which is not in actual contact with the paper and for providing means whereby the copy may be split up so thatga part onlymay be used, the rest being securely held with no opportunity of its becoming mixed with the sheets already copied. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the followingr description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disi closed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical formsvin'which the principle of the invention may beY used.

In said annexed drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of our improved copy-holder; Fig. V2 is a frontelevation; Fig. 3 isa side elevation: Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4, Fig. 3; Fig. '5 is a section on line 5 5, Fig. 1,; Fig. 6 is a detail of a modiicationfof a pressure finger; and Fig. 7 is a detail` of another modified form of pressure iinger.Vv j

The holder consists ofl a suitable basel providedat the forward ends with adjusts. `able legs 2 having slots 3 thereinmounted on screwsor pins4- provided lwith nuts ,5 to secure'them theiradjusted posltions, as shown'in dotted line inpakFig. 1 and Fig.

Y 3. When not0 in use theyfwill preferably be retained y. in the position shownf in fulllines in the same figures. The base as shown.

consists of two side membersY 6 connected by i Specification of Letters Patent.

Batented Feb. 11, 1919.

cross members 7, although any suitable base may be used.

Mounted on the base l by means of screws 8 or the like Aare two frame members 9 which are connected by a series of rods or bars 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, which are non-rotatably mounted parallel to each other in the frame members tovform a rigid frame for the device.

The rods 11 and 12 are connected by a guard 15 composed of a series of spaced guard sheetsof metal or the like attached to the rods and presenting a smooth forward surface. Below the rod 12,.a shaft 16 is rotatably mounted in the members 9 and provided at its outer ends with operating wheels 17 having knurled or roughened surfaces. Mounted on this shaft and rotatable there` with are a series of spaced rollers 19 adapted to extend through the spaces between the guard sheets. As illustrated, there are four such rollers shown, but the number is optional and may be changed according to the width of the device and-the various uses for which it may be designed. Loosely mounted on the rod 10 is a guid-e plate 2O provided with an extending finger 21 for moving the plate about the rod. At each end of the rod |a coil spring 22 is mounted, having one end extending downwardly and in Contact with the rod 11, while the other end extends upwardly and engages in a slot 23 formed in one end of a yoke 24 loosely mounted on the rod 10. The rod passes through apertures in the yoke 24 which'` has a finger 25 at its inner end extending upwardly and adaptedto engage a hook member 26S-which engages at its ends with two pressure fingers 27. These ngershave apertured bosses 28 through which the rod 1 0 extends and are held in clips 29 formed Von the under side of the plate 20. The hook memberk 26 is fastened over pins in the sides ofthe fingers and the vpressure of the finger 25 against the hookkeeps them in their lower positionf against the rollers 19. t The pressure fingers have a limitedamount of movement .between the cli-ps and the plate 20 andare provided with rolls 30 adapted to contactwith and be rotatedby the knurled rollers'on the shaft 16l Each rollO isthuscaused to exertV pressure against its opposedgroller 19 .when paper of varying thicknessorcreasedsurface is passed between/them..

ln Figs. Send i two modified forms of pressure lingers are shown, the 'slinger 35 shown in Fig.' Gbeingsimilar to the one pre1 viously described except that only one such' finger is use'dfaand.thesfinger'iproperhas at stud 36 engaged by the end of a spring 37 and being held in a clip 38 formed onfthe# under side of the plate.

TheeA other fformfgshown: ini Fig.. .7 shows". all

pressure finger 39 provided With the, usual roll 30 mounted on a flat Lspring-31 attached tothe plate and adapted .to bear against one of "the "knurl'ed rollers.

By the use or the pressure fingers' mounted below the guide plate, andcapable of' limited movement?independent' thereof, and findependent of"'e'achj other; the y"sheets" of pap'er.

WillV beheld j'lirmlyf lzietueenV the 'rolls on the pressure"'iger`s and theknurle'd'rollers on.

the shaftand' will not 'be in" contact fwith the guide platev so that Whenfthe shaft 1 6 ris rotated', the papers Willi be :moved Without deviation', andias 'the plate does not' contact,

thentherelis' 'no danger' oftearing ior injuringjthe'sheets." v y To the rear ofl the' shaft" 16I are mounted twoupright's' 40g uponU which is Amountedaninclined'plate '41 held in' position on pins 42. passingthroughfthe uprights: The plate 41- has at. series4v` of springf` clips. 48 mounted' thereon" adapted'to' hold' :a .i data guide all' kor the 'like so' that ithe operator may 'alx'vaysA have a headiilg'infsight' In 'frntlofthe' rod 13' 'two stubfrods'tf are mountedinA thei frame. members i and" have "coil Springs 46 "mounted l thereon', the,

outer "ends f'ofsueh springsjb'eing. held4 under studllon the frame'members and'f'theinner' carried'by the" clipi'l'which .has tvvo bosses 52' apertured l to receive' the' stud rods *4555 The clip Visthus held against? therod: I1 ""b'y the action of"the"sprin'gs and l'is provided" With"` ingefrs'f53J for liftingA it to insert i or Withdraw'the paper."

usinggspriyngjjltooperateiit inthey manner iiiedfand palraoue@fairemetatags'wirr. Y

' Y Themes'. ofi the fjolierswmeiiaref Capable" of limited movement v'v'itl'illrespect"to` ,ther` guide plate allows the-:plate to be close to the'sheetibeing copied, so as to furnish a 'satisfactory line guide but Without the plate exertifngjfv any? pressureI.VL against'. the sheet Which might cause tearing or injury when the sheet is moved. Besides this the pacl or bunch of papers may be split up and yet theyicannot become mixed as thef-'pant'still to be copied is held in a separate clip from the copied Isheetsf A copy holder of suliicientwidth toaev eommodate standa'rd""legal size paper will" copy is in columns the use ofthedata'guide keeps-the"COrreCHheadihg for eaehfcolumn always #inf view:1

Other` modes:- off-f"applyingy the 1 principle i off -oun'inventifon may` beA employed instead" ofthe '.one'explziined changebeingmade fas. regards' vthe mechanism'herei'nV disclosed, pro videdthfe means sta-tedfby 'any of the follwi: ing 'claims -ori 'the equivalent"fof` such?? stated f mea-ns'be employed; Y v

distinctly 'claim' aS'urinventionff- In afcopyghoiajrfaCombinatiesof frame, an shaft l rotatably.mountedthereii rollers; ivotally'- L,moimtedfipres'sure?lingers* pivotal'lymountedWithsaidgurde p'ljate andimovable therewith, said ingersbeing capa? lole' ofilii'nited Alindep'eident anovelnentii and being 1 daptedfto pressthefcopyjagain'st saidj knurledirollers;

lio Y frame; aVVV shaft rcitatab1yr` mounted tlierein and provided *with-'knurledrollrsg; a pivr otally mountdguiideplate'inifrontfof said rollers, pressure gers=pivotal1y mounted. with said:` guideplateandimovable there# with? 'jand'ghaving:slighti independent move-z ment,"I rolls mounted said"y lingers," a'l'in'ed i means for holding Vsuchpressa-re Yfingers' and l rol-ls against said rollers; Y. E .1

31" .In alicopyhY lider', theeombin-ationr-.of a frame,v a" shaft' rotatablyj mounted f tlierei and` providedwith knurled'; rollers; aA pivf rollefrs,"'l pivotallfy mountedfpressure 1li Heers." pivotally' mountedivitb said? gui pl" adapted to hold the sheet firmly between the same, and springs mounted on said shaft and adapted to maintain said rolls in contact with said rollers.

4. In a copyholder, the combination of a frame, a shaft yrotatably mounted therein and provided with knurled rollers, a pivotally mounted guide plate rin front of said rollers, pressure fingers pivotally mounted albout the same axis as said guide plate and having lost ml'oti'on connection therewith, rolls mounted in said lingers and coperating with said rollers to hold said copy there between, and resilient means normally holding said fingers in their operative position.

5. In a copyholder, the combination of a frame, a shaft rotatably mounted therein and provided with knurled rollers, a pivotally mounted guide plate in front of said rollers, pressure fingers p-ivotally mounted about the same axis as said guide plate and having lost motion connection therewith, rolls mounted in said fingers and coperating with said rollers -to hold said copy therebetween, and a spring adapted to normally press said fingers and rolls into engagement with said rollers.

6. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, of means for holding and moving such copy consisting of cooperating rollers and a guide plate, a clip at the rear of the machine for holding the used copy and an lntermediate clip adapted to hold copy.

7 In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, of means for holding and moving such copy consisting of coperating rollers and a guide plate, a data guide mounted adjacent to such rollers and adapted to carry a heading, and two cli-ps at the rear of the holder to retain the unused and the used copy respectively.

8. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, of means for holding and moving such copy consisting of coperating rollers and a guide plate, a data guide mounted adjacent to such rollers and provided with spring clips to hold heading data, and two clips in the rear par-t of the holder Iadapted to retain the used and unused copy respectively.

9. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, of means for holding and moving such copy consisting of coperating rollers and a guide plate, a data guide mounted adjacent to such rollers and provided with spring clips to hold heading data and two spring actuated clips on the rear part of the holder adapted to hold the used and unused copy respectively.

Signed by us, this 26th day of April, 1918.

EDWIN E. PET'IIBONE. ROSE A. LENZ.

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